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Features, Gravel, Pivot, Tech, Tech features - June 25, 2019

Pivot Vault gravel bike first-ride review: Elegantly simple, buttery smooth

Bike companies have been coming out with all sorts of mechanical devices to improve rider comfort on gravel bikes: Cannondale recently introduced Kingpin on its new Topstone Carbon, Specialized incorporated the Future Shock into its Diverge, Trek has IsoSpeed on the Checkpoint, there’s the radical full-suspension Niner MCR, and so on. Pivot has instead gone …

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What the highest-ever VO2max tells us about genetics and cycling success

Some riders have long and illustrious careers, competing at the highest level for two decades. Others burn bright over a much shorter period, seemingly disappearing from the spotlight in just a few short years. Norway’s Oskar Svendsen is an example of the latter. From 2012 through to 2014 Svendsen was one of the promising riders …

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Stybar renews with Deceuninck-Quick-Step: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Zdenek Stybar will ride on with Deceuninck-Quick-Step through 2021, Egan Bernal says he has no problem helping Geraint Thomas at the Tour de France, Fernando Gaviria will reportedly miss the race. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Zdenek …

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ENVE, Features, Tech, Tech news - June 24, 2019

Scared to buy expensive carbon rims? This warranty from ENVE could help

Spending thousands of dollars on a high-end carbon wheelset can be a bit disconcerting. Wheels take a beating whether your riding road, gravel, or MTB, and as many of us have seen or experienced, a high price tag doesn’t mean the wheels will be indestructible. ENVE’s range of US-made wheels certainly fall into the premium …

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Wilier Zero SLR 2020 first-ride review: integrated, but not aero

Italian brands evoke a sense of history, sometimes at the expense of jumping on the latest trends. But Wilier’s new Zero SLR mixes that trope up. The new bike ticks all the boxes, throwing in all the tech riders want from a bike now: fully integrated cable routing from the bars onwards, disc brakes, and …

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